Flight School Quadruples Commitment for Bye eFlyer Electric Training Aircraft
Skyborne Airline Academy has signed a letter of intent covering provisional orders for another 30 eFlyer electric trainer airplanes from Bye Aerospace, bringing the flight school’s total order to 40 aircraft, Bye announced Tuesday. The school, which has locations in the UK and Florida, made an initial commitment for 10 of Bye’s airplanes in 2020.
In addition to the two-seat eFlyer 2 trainer airplane, Bye is developing the four-seat eFlyer 4 and the nine-seat eFlyer 800 models for flight training and commercial applications such as passenger charter flights. According to Bye, the combined backlog of deposit-backed orders for the two-seat eFlyer 2 and four-seat eFlyer 4 now includes 889 units with an estimated total value of $570 million. The company has previously stated that it aims to roll its first eFlyer 2 aircraft off the production line in the next 12 months, and it expects to achieve type certification under the FAA’s Part 23 Amendment 64 regulations in 2025.
